Last Day of School 2010-2011

Today is Xander's last day of school.  I think he would have benefited staying in over the summer (they have TONS of fun activities planned-kind of like a summer day camp), but as we are going to be gone for a few weeks on vacation this summer, it really wasn't cost effective to do so.  So we kept him one week past the school district's last day of school (he started one week late, due to us being in Minnesota and we wanted him to be able to celebrate his birthday with his school friends).  I don't think he quite understands that he won't be able to see his school friends until next school year, but we'll see how it goes over the next couple of weeks.  

Here is the picture from his first day of school, back in August.

Here's the picture from today!

What a change!

As it was his last day of school, I wanted to do something special for Xander's teachers.

One of the blog's I read regularly, Eighteen25 shared an idea that they found here.

Well I loved it and here is my version.  I hope the teachers like it too.

Basically I found two good size Anchor Hocking glass containers with screw on lids at Hobby Lobby and used a freebie "Teacher Appreciation" digital kit I got from Gotta Pixel to make the inside pieces

and the attached tag.  This is what I wrote up and what is on the tag attached to the jar.  

I also added Xander's picture to the tag, in hopes that they will keep it.

I SKORed EXTRA big when I got you for a teacher.
Don’t SNICKER, but you are MOUNDS of fun
and you have brought such JOY to our class.
I am going to TAKE 5 for a FAST BREAK
to tell you how BEARY much I appreciated
all the GOOD fun and WHAT you did for me
this school year.  You have led the WAY for me
to be such a SMARTIE.  I am BURSTing with
knowledge and it is because you helped me put
the PIECES together this year.  I wish I could
TARGET today as a PAYDAY, because your
worth at least 100 GRAND to me.
Thanks for everything and I hope you have
one JOLLY ROCKin’ Summer!

--Xander

This is what I put inside the jars.   

Skor, Extra gum, Snickers, Mounds, Almond Joy, Take 5, Fast Break, Gummi Bears,

Mr. GoodBar, Whatchamacallit, Milky Way, Smarties, Starburst, Reese's Pieces, 

$5 Target gift card, Payday, 100 Grand, Jolly Rancher Fruit Chews and Pop Rocks.

All told, with all supplies and candy/gift card each jar cost around $25 to make.